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Distal Muscular Dystrophy

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a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs

MWE

Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Distal Muscular Dystrophies
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Distal Muscular Dystrophy's
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Distal Muscular Dystrophies'